Neilia Hunter

Neilia Hunter was the first wife Joe Biden. Hunter died in a 1972 car accident, along with their thirteen-month-old daughter, Naomi.¹ Their two sons were also in the car, but survived with serious injuries. Senator Biden of Delaware is the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the Election 2008.

Fast Facts

1. Joe Biden's first wife
2. Binden and Hunter met in 1964 in the Bahamas²
3. Hunter and Biden had three children; two sons, one daughter²
4. Sons: Beau Biden and R. Hunter Biden³
5. Killed in car accident in 1972, a week before Christmas³
6. Daughter also killed in accident³
7. Daughter Naomi was 13 months old¹
8. Sons in accident but survived³
9. Biden mentioned the death of his wife of his first wife during the vice presidential debate with Sarah Palin on October 2, 2008

Quotes

Biden on losing his wife and daughter: "I began to understand how despair led people to just cash it in; how suicide wasn't just an option but a rational option... I felt God had played a horrible trick on me, and I was angry."²

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